AROUND OAKLAND April 5: Silent auction fundraiser for woman diagnosed with brain disease; Mom2Mom sale at First Congregational Church

A live and silent auction of photography, art and sports memorabilia will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Lelli's, 885 N. Opdyke Road in Auburn Hills.

Robert Doheny of Macomb Township is hosting this fundraiser to raise awareness of the commonly misdiagnosed Lewy Body Dementia disease after his mother Patricia was diagnosed.

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Admission to the event will be $10 with live and silent auctions, with items ranging from art and photographs from local Michigan artists to a Detroit Tigers jersey signed by Miguel Cabrera. All proceeds will be donated to the Lewy Body Dementia Association.

This is an informational event, it is not suggested for children.

--Special writer

Aalayna Green

COMMERCE TWP.

Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds to hold office visit

Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, will be holding a local office visit from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at Commerce Township Hall 2009 Township Dr. Local Office Visits make it easier for people to do business with the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds by delivering services right to their neighborhoods. Visit www.oakgov.com/clerkrod for additional dates and updated information.

-- Special writer

Stacy Egerton

CLARKSTON

Independents for Responsible Government to discuss Affordable Care Act

On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, the Independents for Responsible Government will have Lanny McLeod, Account Director at McGraw Wentworth and Jack McHugh, Sr. Legislative Analyst at the Mackinac Center explain how the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion are impacting employers, employees and the State Legislature at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Fountains Golf and Banquet Center 6060 Maybee Road, Clarkston. There is no charge to attend the event and food and drink is available for purchase. For information about the event or the Independents for Responsible Government, visit www.I4RG.com.

-- Special writer

Stacy Egerton

CARE House to hold Circle of Light event

The CARE House and its Community Partners are holding its annual Circle of Light event, where the Foster Parent of the Year Award will be presented, from 6 to 7 p.m.. Thursday, April 11. The free, public event is at CARE House, 44765 Woodward Ave., just north of St. Joseph Oakland Mercy Hospital. An Illumination Ceremony is also planned, in which the names and dreams of children on the Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange will be read. In addition, compositions and/or poetry of children in the foster care system will be included. Light refreshments will follow the event. For information or to RSVP, email cludwig@carehouse.org or 248-332-7173.

-- Staff writer

Diana Dillaber Murray

FERNDALE

Senator holding coffee meetup at public library

State Senator Vincent Gregory is inviting members of the community to join him for coffee and conversation from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11 at the Ferndale Public Library 222 East Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. For information, contact Senator Gregory's office at 517-373-7888.

-- Special writer

Stacy Egerton

ROCHESTER

Mom2Mom sale at First Congregational Church

A Mom2Mom sale is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, 1315 N. Pine St., Rochester. Early bird admission is $2 from 9-10 a.m. and includes special early bird items for sale. Admission from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. is $1. Vendors will be selling gently used children's clothing, toys and accessories plus larger items including high chairs, swings, and furniture. Visitors will enjoy concessions, popcorn, and a craft sale from the church's Nimble Needles group. The community-wide event will be held in the upper and lower level of the church building. Strollers are welcome. Sellers will fill the church's fellowship hall upstairs and the community rooms downstairs, and line the hallways upstairs and down.

DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital has been recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program, an affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The Quality Oncology Practice Certification Program provides a three-year certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet the highest standards for quality cancer care. It is a voluntary, self-assessment and improvement program launched by the American Society of Clinical Oncology in 2006 to help hematology-oncology and medical oncology practices assess the quality of the care they provide to patients.

To become certified, practices have to submit to an evaluation of their entire practice and documentation standards. The QCP staff and steering group members then verify through on-site inspection that the evaluation and documents are correct and that the practices met core standards in all areas of treatment, including: treatment planning; staff training and education; chemotherapy orders and drug preparation; patient consent and education; safe chemotherapy administration; monitoring and assessment of patient well-being.